Nosferatu Brings 1 Cast Member's Career Full Circle After 26% Horror Movie Debut

Lily-Rose Depp is coming full circle for her career by starring in Nosferatu (2024) after getting her Hollywood start in horror. Depp is famously known for being a fashion model for Chanel and for her roles in The King and The Idol. She also had a connection to Hollywood her entire life, given that her father, Johnny Depp, is an iconic actor. Ironically, he, too, got his professional start in horror because his first role was in A Nightmare On Elm Street. With the release of Nosferatu, Lily-Rose Depp will be carrying on her family name further in horror.

The Nosferatu (2024) cast member is often not associated with the horror genre. However, the film’s release will remind audiences that Lily-Rose Depp has deep connections to the genre. The film may even increase her potential to continue returning to it. Depp should keep coming back to horror anyway. Besides having family roots in the genre, she always fits into her roles naturally. It is truly no wonder her kick-start to acting happened in a horror movie.

Lily-Rose Depp’s First Role Was A Minor Part In Kevin Smith’s Tusk

She And Her Father, Johnny Depp, Appear In This Body Horror Flick

Kevin Smith’s body horror Tusk is one of the most grotesque films in the horror franchise from the past 10 years. The film follows Wallace (Justin Long) as an older man kidnaps him to turn him into a human walrus. Fortunately, for Lily-Rose Depp’s character, she does not have to deal with this horrific experience. She is merely a store clerk who encounters Wallace before he is kidnapped. Although this role is relatively small, this was her first role in a film.

If she had not begun her career in horror, Lily-Rose Depp might never have obtained a role in Nosferatu. It would not have been impossible to obtain. She still could have made her way into horror eventually. However, appearing in horror films from the start undoubtedly helps. A similar route surely helped with her co-star. Nosferatu‘s vampire, Bill Skarsgård, became more popular in Hollywood because of his horror roles, which most likely helped him book the new film. Therefore, Depp’s appearance in Tusk and even a couple more horror flicks paved the way for her part in Nosferatu.

Lily-Rose Depp Continued To Grow In The Horror Genre Before Nosferatu

She Has Roles In Two Other Horror Movies Besides Tusk

Another Kevin Smith comedy-horror film that Lily-Rose Depp stars in is Yoga Hosers. The movie is about two yoga enthusiasts who discover horrific forces in their town and must stop them. Ironically, Depp also works as a store clerk in this film with a similar uniform. Perhaps there is a connection between the two films, aside from the same director. Regardless, the film continues Depp’s legacy in the horror genre. It is significantly more comedic than the rest of her horror films. Yet, it proves that she can both be in comedy and horror simultaneously.

A more recent horror flick that Lily-Rose Depp also stars in is Silent Night. This seemingly harmless Christmas movie is another horror comedy with a significantly darker twist. The film steps into the life of a family celebrating their final Christmas before the end of the world. Unlike Yoga Hosers, the film appears to have no connection to her prior work. Yet, it further proves how Depp prepared to get deeper into the horror genre. She can star in more than just body horror or obscure monster flicks. This expansion prepared Depp to step into more types of horror films, like Nosferatu​​​​​.

Nosferatu Can Solidify Lily-Rose Depp As A New Scream Queen

The Prominent Role Can Establish This Reputation For Her

Although Lily-Rose Depp has been in a few horror movies before Nosferatu, she has never been considered a scream queen. She did not have the opportunity to prove herself as one in Tusk since her part was so small. For Yoga Hosers and Silent Night, she played more into the dark comedy tropes rather than becoming a scream queen. Now, she might be able to gain this iconic reputation many other horror actresses have.

In the Nosferatu trailer, Lily-Rose Depp exhibits her potential to become a scream queen. The film is pure horror, which provides her with more opportunities to have screaming scenes. Dark comedies do not offer these same chances. Plus, her scream in the trailer sets up this potential. It invokes pure terror in her voice, almost as if she were actually frightened. With this high quality, she could potentially star in more horror films in the future where she shows off her scream queen abilities again.

Similarly to her father, Lily-Rose Depp seems to be on the path of making a name for herself in the horror genre. Expanding into a 19th-century vampiric fright fest will hopefully inspire her to try new types of horror afterward. After all, numerous sub-genres of horror require different qualities. Stepping into as many roles as possible is how an actor can establish a career as a horror icon. After Nosferatu, Depp should return to the genre to not only pay homage to her start in acting but also to expand further to see if she could change horror films as everyone knows it.

Nosferatu (2024)

Nosferatu is a remake of the 1922 silent film of the same name from director F. W. Murnau. Robert Eggers is crafting his own version of the story for the reboot as writer and director, with Bill Skarsgård stepping into the shoes of Count Orlok. Nosferatu tells the tale of a young woman who falls victim to a vampire utterly infatuated with her.

Release Date

December 25, 2024

Studio(s)

Regency Enterprises , 1492 Pictures

Runtime

132 Minutes

Distributor(s)

Focus Features , Universal Pictures

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